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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS..WEAKENING HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI.
A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT FOLLOWED
BY BUILDING HIGH PRES. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES RETURN TO THE
TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SUN.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF
15N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT
NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR
COAST OF COLOMBIA. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT ...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 70W 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW.
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25
TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT FAR SW. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...
EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT FAR SW. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD
FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO S FLORIDA EARLY THIS
EVENING...FROM NEAR 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA EARLY THU...THEN
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY
EARLY THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE
U.S. COAST THU NIGHT ...AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA
FRI...FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND FROM 31N65W
TO EASTERN CUBA SAT...THEN WEAKEN AND STALL ON SUN.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT... EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W 20
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 69W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S
OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF 75W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND
FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO
NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 26N W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT TO 74W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 23N
TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO
4 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W
OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N
BEHIND FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 20 TO 25
KT....DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF
27N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 15 KT. BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 28N BEHIND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT. S OF 28N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 IN NW SWELL.


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